All Saints' Church | |
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General information | |
Town or city | Wraxall, Somerset |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 51°26′40″N 2°44′05″W / 51.4444°N 2.7348°W |
Completed | 14th century |
All Saints' Church is the parish church in Wraxall, Somerset, England. It has been dedicated "to all the Saints". The building is surrounded by an extensive cemetery.
The present building was raised in the 14th century, with tower, clock and bells being added in later centuries. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.[1]
Parish registers survive from 1562, and include examples of the baptism of enslaved black people. There are painted stone figures of Sir Edmond Gorges and his wife in the chancel. The nearby rectory was built in the 17th century.
The West Tower, is 85 feet (25.9 m) high, and contains eight bells, three of which date from 1705. The clock face was added in 1730.[2]
The large churchyard contains several monuments to the Gibbs family which owned the nearby Tyntesfield Estate, which has recently been purchased by the National Trust following the death of Baron Wraxall.